Free Tour Strasbourg: Mysteries, Myths and Legends

When the sky of Alsace lights up with stars, it's the perfect time to discover the mysteries and legends of Strasbourg. We'll start learning about the most surprising stories by meeting at the appointed time in front of Strasbourg Cathedral. Does this Gothic temple hide any mystery? Of course it does...

We will then head to Place Kléber to talk about Frau Troffea. This woman, who lived in Strasbourg at the time of the Holy Roman Empire, started dancing wildly one day. Many citizens began to follow her rhythm, but about 400 died from heart attacks, strokes or simple exhaustion. This is the so-called dance fever of 1518.

What could have motivated this tragedy? After investigating its possible causes, we will continue our free night tour of Strasbourg next to the iconic Covered Bridges. There we will learn about the cruel punishments that, between the 13th and 17th centuries, were imposed on people suspected of practicing pagan activities or witchcraft .

We will continue the tour by strolling through the Petite France neighborhood, where we will learn disturbing stories of ghosts and murders in its streets.

We will also discover the macabre projects that Adolf Hitler's regime devised at the Reich University during the Nazi occupation of Strasbourg in the German Quarter of Strasbourg.

After a two-hour tour we will end at the city's Kleber Square.